Mastering the Photoshop Pen Tool

Name: Mastering the Photoshop Pen Tool
Rating: 4.8 (15 reviews)

The BEST Tool within Photoshop to make intricate selections. Absolutely a MUST for Architecure Photography.

Created bySharon Tenenbaum

Last updated 6/2021

English

What you'll learn

How to use the Photoshop Pen Tool with ease and simplicity. Make exact and accurate selections that will revolutionize your creative post processing.

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 1h 27m total length

01 Introduction0:29
Introducing Sharon Tenenbaum and the importance of using the Photoshop Pen Tool in creating award-winning fine art architectural photography.
Understanding the limitations of other selection methods in Photoshop.2:05
Why use the Pen Tool when there are other easier-to-master selection tools? in this segment we will see the strength of the Pen Tool in comparison to other selection tools.
03 The Pen Tool - Creating paths from straight lines and how to save a path6:06
How to access the Pen Tool in the tool panel and Master the fundamentals of creating a path. We will start out slow with only creating straight lines and understanding the various properties of the Pen Tool.
04 Creating Multiple Paths4:33
Creating paths on the same or different path layers and why should you prefer one over the other.
05 Modifying a Path7:00
Now that you know how to create a path. It is as important to know how to correct and modify it. This section will demonstrate how to correct and modify a finished or partially finished path.
06 Making Selections From Paths9:11
How to load a path as a Selection and use operations on various path selections. Adding to Selections, Subtracting and Intersection.
07 Creating Curved Paths9:33
The easiest and pain-free way to create curved paths. This technique will change the way you approach creating paths, no more frustration or mishaps. Guaranteed!
08 Summarizing the Pen Tool5:03
Recapping all the essential information about the Pen Tool to solidify everything you have learned thus far. Highly recommended to view and not skip.
09 Case Study – Sundial Bridge Path Selections3:37
A great example of an award-winning image in which without the use of the Pen Tool I would have never been able to achieve the effect I desired. I great demonstration of the superiority of the Pen Tool for making selections.
10 Final Words and Exercise Instructions0:58
Congratulations! You have completed the Pen Tool Course. However, Photoshop is like a language and requires much practice. There are exercise files and instructions attached. If you need more guidance, please feel free to watch me complete the exercise assignments in the following segments.
Exercise 1 Solution - Europe Hotel13:47
A step-by-step solution to the exercise found in the pdf. If you are struggling with completing the assignment, then please follow along. However, I highly recommend first trying on your own.
Exercise 2 Solution - Design Museum25:17
A step-by-step solution to the exercise found in the pdf. If you are struggling with completing the assignment, then please follow along. However, I highly recommend first trying on your own.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of Photoshop Layers and Masks.

Description

Mastering the tricky but oh-so-valuable Pen Tool is essential if you want to take your photographs to the next level. It is my own personal favourite tool within the Photoshop arsenal, and it’s essential for making intricate selections and creating artistic works. Without it, I would never have been able to win the many photography awards I’ve received. This is the course I wish had been available when I was perfecting my Photoshop skills. I know you’ll find these tips, exercises and techniques as important as hundreds of my students have.

What people are saying about Sharon Tenenbaum’s teachings:

“If you want to learn the Pen tool to effectively and quickly make complex selections, Sharon's Pen Tool Tutorial is the way to go. It is worth every penny. Her relaxed and incisive teaching style makes learning this tool easy and fun. I highly recommend it.” - Bryan Baughman

“I have thoroughly enjoyed learning from Sharon and stretching my photography knowledge and skills. She is patient, understandable, and knowledgeable.
After years of struggling with the pen tool, I took Sharon's Pen Tool Tutorial. What a blessing! I now have a hope of learning to use it well, after "practice, practice, practice." - Ruby Jaggernath

“I recently purchased and watched Sharon's new Pen Tool Tutorial. I found it to be well-produced and very worthwhile. She has a very easy-to-follow teaching method and having images to practice on is also very helpful. Although I had some knowledge of the Pen Tool, I had not used it very much. From Sharon's tutorial, I learned several new things that will improve my Photoshop image post-processing workflow and I will now be using the power of the Pen Tool much more." - Larry Dunn

Who this course is for:

Photographers that wish to enhance their images with advance post processing skills.
Architectural Photographers looking to post process their images.
Fine Art Photographers looking to learn Photoshop skills to enhance their images.